, 1887-05-19
"sss." He put this figure through uniform
changes and had prepared little table which
looked about like this.

This table Ia used merely by way Of illus
tration, and will give the casual reader n
good idea OF how the painstaking and
methodical Investigator IL celebrating the
cipher The coherent narrative which is de-
duced can be seen by reading downward the
words in the last column.
Mr.. Donnelly says he is well aware Of the
fact that the world is slow to change a belief
that has been inrooted for 250 years, but his
elaboration will make the matter so plain and
clear that no one who sees his exposition can
doubt. The painstaking, fat. bright faced
man who is thus wearing the days OF his life
away out here on the banks of the Missis.
s'"ni, has no other end in view than glory.
He does not care for any financial considera-
tions, and says that as the one end and sub
stance of every life is glory, he Is content to
win his allotment in this particular way. He
is firmly convinced that the name of Ignatius
Donnelly "will go ringing down the ages"
and that it will stand out in the boldest relief
on the everlasting pillars Of time
Readers who are not acquainted with the
story OF this mans life must not hastily con-
clude that he is "a mere literary crank who Is
working to win mite of feetng fame or to
keep Lis name before the public. On the
contrary, he Is a quiet, unassuming, plainly
dressed, finely educated man, who might
ornament any OF the aesthetic professions
His first book, atlantis" proved at the time
of its publication by the Harpers to be one
of the holdest, most original and entertaining
works that has been printed in many years.
While not much is heard about "Atlantisr
these days, IL has run through eight or nine
editions, and its sale still continues It
will be remembered that aAtlantis' was
published for the purpose of demonstrat.
ing several distinct and novel proposi.
tlOuS. That there once exisfat Ia tb,
Atlantic ocean, opposite the mouth of the
Mediterranean sen, large island which was
the remnant Of an Atlantic continent, known
to the ancents as Atlantis; that Pato's de-
SrrIption OF this island was q veritabe fact
ana not fable, as had long been supposed
that man first rose from barbnrism to civil.
zation in Atlantis; that it became a mighty
rnt'on and that its population spread e
Ills continent and formed the origin of
the Indians and of various nations of the
lost nCes: that it was the true ante-diluvinu
world, the Garden OF Eden, the Eysan Fields
and the Garden of Hesperides that the gods
of mythology were the kings and heroes of
this lost continent and that Atlantis was
finally destroyed by great convulsion of
nature. when nearly all Of its inhabitants
periShed. Mr.. Donnelly spent many wears
in the preparation Of this book, and lie
searched the museums and the musty records
and literature OF many ages i'm securing the
necessary data and illustrations. Whatever
tho merits or demerits Of the propositions
advanced may be, the result OF Mr.. Dom
n"IY's labors in its preparation stanps him
hs rennl - man III whatever light he
may he pinc,h. Under the circumstances. III,
npp"nrni C1 of his latest and most sensational
woih vii he awaited with great interest.
GEORGE Ii. YENowINE